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Tom Cunningham
THE CIRCLING YEAR for mixed voice choir and piano
Roberton 03126

Level of Difficulty
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A piece may be easy for the strings but difficult for the brass; it may feature a tricky instrumental solo but the other parts may be relatively straight forward. A number of the arrangements listed are designed to simplify works to some extent but composers of many original works featured did not consider difficulty when writing them.
What our levels mean:
A = for players up to UK Grade 3
B = Grade 3 to 5
C = Grade 4 to 6
D = Grade 5 to 7
E = Grade 6 to 8
F = Grade 7 and over
Our gradings should be taken only as a rough guide.
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Four poems by William Soutar of Perth, Scotland (1898-1943) chosen to represent the four seasons of the year and set to music by Tom Cunningham.The four poems are titled:-Crocus, The Lea, The Turn of the Year, Winter Song.

Duration 9½ minutes

Audio Sample

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